Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.1
विदुर उवाच
अन्तर्हिते भगवति ब्रह्मा लोकपितामह: ।
प्रजा: ससर्ज कतिधा दैहिकीर्मानसीर्विभु: ॥ १ ॥
vidura uvāca
[vidura uvaacha]
antarhite bhagavati
[antarhite bhagavati]
brahmā loka-pitāmahaḥ
[brahmaa loka-pitaamahah]
prajāḥ sasarja katidhā
[prajaah sasarja katidhaa]
daihikīr mānasīr vibhuḥ
[daihikeer maanaseer vibhuh]
Word-for-word
viduraḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Vidura said
antarhite
—
after the disappearance
bhagavati
—
of the Personality of Godhead
brahmā
—
the first created living being
loka-pitāmahaḥ
—
the grandfather of all planetary inhabitants
prajāḥ
—
generations
sasarja
—
created
katidhāḥ
—
how many
daihikīḥ
—
from his body
mānasīḥ
—
from his mind
vibhuḥ
—
the great.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vidura uvāca
viduraḥ uvāca
Śrī Vidura said
antarhite bhagavati
antarhite
after the disappearance
bhagavati
of the Personality of Godhead
brahmā loka-pitāmahaḥ
brahmā
the first created living being
loka-pitāmahaḥ
the grandfather of all planetary inhabitants
prajāḥ sasarja katidhā
prajāḥ
generations
sasarja
created
katidhāḥ
how many
daihikīr mānasīr vibhuḥ
daihikīḥ
from his body
mānasīḥ
from his mind
vibhuḥ
the great.
Śrī Vidura said: O great sage, please let me know how Brahmā, the grandfather of the planetary inhabitants, created the bodies of the living entities from his own body and mind after the disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vidura said: O great sage! Please let me know what types of offspring Brahmā, the grandfather of the planetary inhabitants, created from his own body and mind after the disappearance of the Lord.
In the Tenth Chapter, the ten types of bodies produced by dividing elements starting with prakrṭi, and the general characteristics of time are described.
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Vidura asks how Brahmā created beings after the Lord's disappearance — note: the Lord's withdrawal is itself an invitation for the creator to act. Apparent absence is sometimes the space in which we are expected to step up.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I waiting for the Lord's presence to be obvious when His absence is the space for me to act?
- What inquiry could I bring to a Maitreya-like elder about how to proceed in apparent silence?
My note
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